"It Ends" beat Hollywood at its own game
Move over "Obsession," step aside "Backrooms" — Ullom's film fought to define Gen Z cinema
Hegseth's path to 2028 is no joke
The defense secretary's tough-guy persona may be exactly what wins over white evangelical voters
Being fired for resisting tech saved me
Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students
Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash
Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region
Freedom 250 ends at full throttle
The inaugural DC IndyCar race capped a summer of Trump-style elaborate celebrations for America's 250th birthday
Trump's beef plan angers ranchers
Republicans warn cheaper imports could hurt American cattle producers, doing little to fix the long-term shortage
Kids are AI "guinea pigs" in classrooms?
The education secretary says AI can transform learning, even as evidence about its effectiveness remains limited
Sean Duffy's Great American Road Grift
Tag along with this YouTube road trip if you want to see America through a boring, MAGA lens
What if the fascists win in Germany?
Friedrich Merz's "firewall" hasn't stopped the rise of the ultra-MAGA AfD. It's time for a new strategy
Trump makes the world go nuclear
The president's behavior toward Iran and North Korea has incentivized other countries to develop nuclear weapons
The internet is losing its third places
Does anyone know where to hang out online anymore?
Jason Arday and new plagiarism politics
The controversy over Arday’s work reflects an ongoing trend of ideological opponents levying plagiarism accusations
Court slashes Alex Jones damages
A Texas appeals court upheld the verdict but dramatically reduced the damages Jones must pay to Sandy Hook families
Pentagon targets "Stars & Stripes"
The military paper has served troops and their families for generations and Congress protects its independence
Cinematic silence's undeniable power
Whether in Charlie Chaplin's classics or action films like "Motor City," sometimes the best dialogue is none at all
MTG unloads on Trump in social media war
Greene defended Carlson as a serious 2028 contender and accused Trump of betraying the movement that elected him
Scott Jennings is Trump’s last coup
How CNN transformed the conservative pundit into MAGA’s loudest mouthpiece
The DEA is a bigger joke than ever
The same agency accused of letting fentanyl flow freely in the U.S. is now probing Hayden Panettiere's death
Talarico floods Texas airwaves
The Democrat has had TV nearly to himself, outspending his Republican rival more than 200-to-1 on advertising
The best band you've never heard
Black Marble’s "Life in Small Spaces" proves once again why this synth-pop project remains a best-kept secret
Do we really miss Columbia House?
Americans are fondly remembering the kinder, gentler music club swindles of decades past
GOP running out of people to blame
Republicans control DC and have totally wrecked the place. Now the paint is peeling off their delusions
ICE gloves show Trump's revenge failure
The president's deportation agenda has failed in the courts. Now he's trying to cheat the system
Trump's Asia retreat is China's gift
The reduction of American military might in the region sacrifices decades of U.S. dominance